COVID-19: De Beers in-kind testing machine valued at P1.7m

De Beers Group donated a state-of-the-art coronavirus (COVID-19) testing machine to government yesterday.

DeBeers says the highly sought-after testing machine is valued at P1.7 million, which will form part of the De Beers Group’s in-kind support for government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The machine, which is a QIAGEN EZ1 Advanced XL instrument is being installed at the National Health Laboratory in Gaborone, and will play a vital role in supporting Botswana’s COVID-19 testing programme, it said in a statement.

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BDF visitation approval a welcome development

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